Learn high-accuracy rifle-building and accurizing techniques from one of the winningest long-range custom rifle builders in the world!

I have been doing extreme accuracy gunsmithing since 1987, with an almost total emphasis on experimenting, testing, and finding the very best techniques to accurize rifles and build extremely accurate competition and hunting rifles.

Several years ago, I decided to start passing along what I've learned over all these years while I still have the time to do so, and now I dedicate as much time as possible helping others learn exactly how to build extremely accurate rifles and to excel at long range shooting!

These classes will really shorten your learning curve as you learn exactly how to accurize factory rifles and how to build extremely accurate custom rifles!! All my classes are designed to be equally beneficial for do-it-yourselfers working on their own rifles in a home shop, and for professional gunsmiths who want to learn to build more accurate rifles for their customers.

You will learn not only the basics, but a lot of very advanced techniques used to accurize and custom build high-accuracy rifles. Everyone will benefit from learning and gaining an understanding of all this!

*Note that I usually run all three precision rifle building classes back to back since these classes compliment each other so well. People often like to take one, two, or most often all three classes in one trip to save money on travel expenses as well as to learn as much as possible about all aspects of accurizing and building custom rifles!

*Note also that I supply all the projects we work on in the regularly scheduled precision rifle building classes. We are unable to work on student's projects in any of these classes, since we cover way too much information in too short a time-frame. There is just not enough time in the one-week precision rifle building classes to work on student's projects or to do much hands-on instruction. This helps to keep the cost of these classes down, and allows me to keep my shop work on schedule. The one-on-one private classes are set up so students can do hands-on work in these classes, as well as work on their own projects if they want to.

One week "PRECISION RIFLE BUILDING" Class

*This one week class is a combination of all three gunsmithing classes below running back-to-back. We will do this in a highly detailed step-by-step process in the order a rifle is normally built - action first, barrel next, then all the rest of the accurizing techniques and procedures needed to complete the build. So by the end of the week you will have learned all the procedures normally used to build an extremely accurate custom rifle, plus a wealth of other information on accurizing factory rifles.

Note that due to the enormous amount of material we cover in such a short time-frame, that this is not a hands-on class for the most part. I will supply all the projects we work on during the class, and there is no time for students to work on their own projects like we can do in a private/one-on-one class.

Students will receive a large amount of step-by-step written materials and several hundred captioned step-by-step photos to help you remember all the details as you put this training to use after the class. Another benefit for students who have taken my class is I am available any time for free consultation via emails or phone calls to help you with your projects when questions arise.

*If you are not able to attend the entire week, you may want to just sign up for any one or two of the individual classes that week. Just let me know what works for you.

Upcoming scheduled dates:

January 14-19, 2019 (this class is full)

March 25-30, 2019

Cost of one week class: $1495

Note: $200 nonrefundable deposit required in advance, balance due first day of class

"ACTION BLUEPRINTING" Class

In this class, you will learn how to completely true/blueprint/modify a Remington-style action to bring it's accuracy up to the level needed for serious competition use or for making an extremely accurate hunting rifle!

Note: $200 nonrefundable deposit required in advance, balance due first day of class

Discussing what we've been learning during a Chambering Class

Jack is practicing the wind/mirage reading he just learned during a 1000 Yard Shooting Class

Pillar bedding a stock during an Advanced Rifle Accurizing Class

"EXTREME ACCURACY CHAMBERING" Class

*Learn how to chamber barrels that will compete with the best in the world!*Lathe setup and leveling*Action evaluation and blueprinting overview*Dialing bores straight and true with special range rods and .0001" indicators*Benchrest and wildcat chambering and headspacing*Throating *Necking *Crowning *Minimizing/eliminating reamer chatter (which is especially prevalent in the popular 5R-type barrels)*Bore slugging and barrel evaluation*Custom chamber and reamer design*Making custom dies to match chamber*Extreme attention to many "little details"*This class is designed for both novices and professional gunsmiths

(This is a very intensive, in-depth school and you will be getting a wealth of knowledge in a very short time)

Upcoming scheduled dates:

January 16-17, 2019 (this class is full)

March 27-28, 2019

Cost: $595 for two day class

Note: $200 nonrefundable deposit required in advance, balance due first day of class

Advanced Rifle Accurizing Class

Dial-indicating a chamber during a Chambering Class

Pillar bedding an action into a stock like we do during a Pillar Bedding Class and an Accurizing Factory Rifles Class

"ADVANCED RIFLE ACCURIZING" Class

This is a very intensive two day class. You will learn exactly what it takes to thoroughly evaluate rifles for accuracy problems, and you will learn easy, very effective ways to perform all the basic accurizing steps. Then you will learn a number of other techniques that take rifle accurizing way beyond the basics!! This class will be very useful for novices and do-it-yourselfers, as well as professional gunsmiths.

Learn how to:*Thoroughly evaluate all parts of a rifle for accuracy problems*Use a bore scope, dial indicators, and specialty tools for accuracy evaluation*"Slug" barrels to find accuracy problems*Developing a "plan of attack" based on evaluation results

Note:$200 nonrefundable deposit required in advance, balance due first day of class

Anders is excited to see he got an X during the 1000 Yard Shooting Class - he came all the way from Denmark to take this class!

Linda is trying to outshoot the guys during this 1000 Yard Shooting Class!

Gordy is congratulating Lee and Stephen Fischer after both set new IBS 1000 Yard world records with rifles built by Gordy!

LONG RANGE / 1000 YARD SHOOTING SCHOOLS

*Techniques/strategies for 1000 yard/600 yard benchrest and long range F-Class match shooting*Mirage / Wind / Condition reading*Annealing brass*In-depth ammo prep*Using chronograph for load development and long range shooting*"Ladder testing"*Load development for long range accuracy*Rifle building and design for long range accuracy*Live fire shooting out to 1000 yards (two-day school only - range & weather permitting)

Next scheduled date: Next class to be scheduled later

Note: If you would like to be notified of any future class dates, just call or email me to get put on my notification list.

At this school, you have the option of attending for one day, or both days. The first day is the classroom/primary learning portion of the school, and the second day is the range day (weather permitting) where we will spend the majority of the day on the range shooting and working with what we learned.

Cost for schools:$295 per person (any one-day of the school)

$495 per person (two day school)

PRIVATE INSTRUCTION / ONE-ON-ONE CLASSES

I am currently offering private and one-on-one individual instruction for any of the above classes, or we can design a specialized class on your choice of any combination of custom or general gunsmithing techniques.

This instruction is available for private individuals wanting to learn high-accuracy riflesmithing skills, and for businesses, corporations, and police/government agencies to work with and train their gunsmiths and/or employees.

Call or email me to discuss what you need, and we will pick a date that will work for both of us. This private training can usually be scheduled almost any time with a little advance notice.

Cost: These individual or specialized classes typically run from one to six days, but can be scheduled to run however many days is needed - your choice! The cost of these classes is $695 per day for one person, and $795 per day for two or more persons.